My choice of those 2 would be Spybot for it's resident protect of the registry and it's host file. Adaware is one I gave up on several years ago. I still use Spybot even though many here do not. I also have MBAM and Spyware Terminator for on demand scans. One thing good about Spyware Terminator is that, even though I use it as non-resident, it can be set to scan each day at a certain time.

Have to go with Spybot if for no other reason it does nothave a permanent running process like Ad-Aware.I really have a problem with that.A-Squared default also runs a2free.exe as resident,but you disable it if you run as Administrator.The Ad-Aware thing can not be.Dear old SpyBot,long in the tooth,but still useful.

First of all these two do not really have the same perspective and abilities to deal with malware. I would say AD pro is better then SB but this does not mean that i would recommend it for any reason. Avast is enough for real time protection but as a second back up scanner you could use SUPERANTISPYWARE free with no realtimefunctions and once a month do a thorough scan with DR WEB CUREIT . Mind that all these are free.When i do scans with both they only find some cookies and nothing else.

Have to go with Spybot if for no other reason it does nothave a permanent running process like Ad-Aware.

Run SpywareTerminator than. It's better than ad-aware and Spybot.In Spybot, the only resident is TeaTimer (not enough protection though).

Sorry Tech,I miss used my terms.I did not mean real time protection,I meant that Ad_aware,when ran as a on-demand scanner,without the Ad-Watchreal time module,still has a permeant running process visable in task manager.Unless the Tea-Time is activated in Spy-Bot it does not have a permenate running process.

The one in A-Squared free to enable non-Adminstrator accounts to use the software,can be disabled with administrator rights with no harm.The Ad-Aware process if disabled will prevent the program from loading.That is what I have a problem with,on-demand scanners with permanent running process's.I really have rethought the whole real time anti-spyware thing,and no longer feela need for it.Avast plus on-demands seem enough.

Sorry Tech,I miss used my terms.I did not mean real time protection,I meant that Ad_aware,when ran as a on-demand scanner,without the Ad-Watchreal time module,still has a permeant running process visable in task manager.

It's a useless service... just taking resources and offering no protection at all...